Game 8: Texas vs. VCU, 7:00 PM, ESPNU

[Machinator 32099]

[CurlyDumps 4572]

We are a 10 pt. favorite. Seems kinda high after Radford. But I know nothing about this year's VCU team.

Edited December 5, 2018 by CurlyDumps
grammer

[Goo Punch 4275]

VCU is 246th in AdjO, 19th in AdjD. This could get ugly.

[Goo Punch 4275]

Just now, CurlyDumps said:

We are a 10 pt. favorite. Seems kinda high after Radford. But I know nothing about this year's VCU team.

we opened up at -7.5 and all of the money has been flowing in in favor of Texas. Kinda strange. VCU appears to suck offensively, but so do we. And FWIW VCU is rated 20 spots ahead of Radford in KenPom.

[kingkoopa6 8484]

45-41 Texas wins 

[TornACL 7767]

Dylan O will go 1 for 6 from behind the arc. Death and Taxes.

[Red Five 41193]

You can really feel the excitement in the air in Austin.

[Dbeasy 15298]

After seeing Radford lay an egg, I’m not optimistic.

[TornACL 7767]

5 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

After seeing Radford lay an egg, I’m not optimistic.

Look, you just don't walk into the JMU Convocation Center and expect to walk out of there with the W.

[ClubWhatever 12187]

O/U on actual attendance.  I’m setting the number at 4800

[Rockethorn1978 6154]

I think we win tonight if Roach plays well.

[MotownHorn 1840]

1 hour ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

I think we win tonight if Roach plays well.

That's basically true for every game this season.

[Rockethorn1978 6154]

15 minutes ago, MotownHorn said:

That's basically true for every game this season.

Well I don't think we need UNC Roach to beat VCU but at least 18-20 from roach tonight. 

If we get UNC Roach to show up every night we would be a legit top 10 team.

[SDG 3319]

Damn, I miss one game and everyone jumped off the wagon.  It must of been bad.  

[Machinator 32099]

[Machinator 32099]

Hit a 3 to start. Better than the alternative.

[kingkoopa6 8484]

Col3man!

[Braff Zacklin 13672]

2 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Hit a 3 to start. Better than the alternative.

True, except making an early trey seems like poisoned cheese with this team.

[Machinator 32099]

Nice move by Sims.

[Goo Punch 4275]

That's our starting center. Come on Sims. That cannot happen.

 

for those not watching, Sims caught the ball underneath the basket with nobody within 5 feet of him, and instead of just taking the two points he puts the ball on the floor and engages the nearest defender. Too many guys like this get recruited by Shaka. He's just not a basketball player.

Edited December 6, 2018 by Goo Punch

[Goo Punch 4275]

Hayes comes in and immediately scores.

[Machinator 32099]

Nice, Hepa.

[Goo Punch 4275]

What a block.

[Machinator 32099]

That was great. This lineup needs to play a lot of minutes.

[Goo Punch 4275]

our second team is infinitely better than our starting five. light years ahead. 

[Machinator 32099]

Well, I guess we can't play that lineup more if players can't stay out of foul trouble.

[chase25 2048]

Good to see VCU fans are still butt hurt 4 years later

[Goo Punch 4275]

Now that was well executed.

[Goo Punch 4275]

Sims leaves his feet on the pump fake while in zone. i hate to keep harping on the kid but he should not be starting. 

[A’Dam Psycho 1474]

Can somebody explain to me why we’re in a 2-3 against a perimeter shooting team that can’t rebound

[Machinator 32099]

Eli knows how to sell those.

[Goo Punch 4275]

What a rebound by Hayes. His ability to high point the ball without fouling was unreal there.

[Revolution512 1510]

Roach still makes so many dumb plays as a senior

[Machinator 32099]

It saddens me how much of a non-factor Coleman has been this season. His inability to do much off the ball limits his effectiveness.

[Nolacycling 893]

Shaka coaching tree is very impressive.

[Knoxtnhorn 6184]

This is...uh...brutal to watch.

[kingkoopa6 8484]

Jas3!

Edited December 6, 2018 by kingkoopa6

[shakahorn 1650]

2 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

This is...uh...brutal to watch.

It's like watching us play us.

[Goo Punch 4275]

9 minutes ago, Machinator said:

It saddens me how much of a non-factor Coleman has been this season. His inability to do much off the ball limits his effectiveness.

I really had high expectations for him this year. He seemed to have the mental makeup and was very assertive by the end of last year, but instead of becoming a team leader and consistent dual threat at point guard he's mired in a sophomore slump. Really sucks.

Edited December 6, 2018 by Goo Punch

[Machinator 32099]

Half-court offense isn't so much the problem as the turnovers and dumb mistakes. We're not playing smart.

[BigOrange1 6570]

hey DO, you dumb fuck, pass it in to a guard.

[Revolution512 1510]

Our starting bigs should be quality backups 

[chase25 2048]

2 minutes ago, shakahorn said:

It's like watching us play us.

[perfectchaos007 6728]

Hey we’re losing

[GSU&UT 1798]

God in heaven Shaka cannot coach.

[Bottlecap 1523]

my god this team is so annoying to watch. 

[mrhorn 1397]

It saddens me how much of a non-factor Coleman has been this season. His inability to do much off the ball limits his effectiveness.

I loved how he got the ball with 4 seconds left, held onto the ball for a full second before he realized he needed to move his feet and then shot it 20 feet over the backboard from half court. Is this what you’re talking about?

[RabidM 2693]

I am so sick of the same shit over and over again.  It's the same shit with slightly different personnel from year to year.  Maybe we can convince VCU to take Shaka back to Virginia with them.  Let's just cut our losses and hire Hoiberg.  

[ClubWhatever 12187]

Shaka couldn’t use one of his 4 time outs there to set up a play?   4 seconds is enough to catch a ball st mid court take three dribbles and shoot a three.   

[Mo Horn 8900]

I've seen this movie before. Start the season on fire, win a big game early we aren't supposed to win, then go in the tank and look lost. I predicted we'd win 19 games this year and that may be high. We'll be lucky to go .500 in conference play.